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Leaked licences show Bulgaria greenlit surveillance exports to governments accused of repression

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Bulgaria’s export control authority licensed a Sofia-based surveillance firm to sell phone-tracking tools, interception systems, and monitoring infrastructure to intelligence agencies in countries with documented records of suppressing dissent. The licences, published by Human Rights Watch on Wednesday, cover exports by Circles BG to government buyers in Azerbaijan, Serbia, Malaysia, Mexico, the UAE, and at least […]

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The EU is about to declare AWS and Azure gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act

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The European Commission is set to unveil preliminary findings as early as next week stating that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure appear to meet the requirements to be designated as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act, Bloomberg reported. A final decision is expected by the end of 2026, though timelines could shift. If designated, […]

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While Helsing and Anduril chase billion-dollar valuations, Comand AI raised €32M for the layer above them

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The defence-tech land grab has a new front, and it sits above the drones and sensors that get the headlines. Comand AI, a Paris startup building AI software for military command, has raised a €32mn Series A led by Blossom Capital, with a strategic investment from Sweden’s Saab and renewed backing from Expeditions. The round […]

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85% of NATO’s defence-tech funding goes to the US. AVP and Earlybird raised €500M to change that.

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Europe is pledging hundreds of billions to defence. Almost none of the venture money funding the technology behind it is European. Since 2019, the US has captured around 85 per cent of all NATO defence-tech venture funding, according to the founders of a new fund out today. Europe accounted for just 6.2 per cent of […]

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NeuralTrust raised $20M to police the AI agents companies can’t even count

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NeuralTrust, a Barcelona startup, has raised $20mn to secure the AI agents that big companies are now deploying faster than they can keep track of. The seed round, worth €17.2mn, was led by Munich’s Alstin Capital, with VentureFriends, Seaya, Kibo Ventures, Banc Sabadell, the EA Ventures Plug and Play Fund and Finaves, plus public money […]

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EU tells Big Tech to align AI data centres with climate goals or stay away

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The European Union’s energy chief has told the AI industry it is welcome in Europe, but only on the bloc’s terms. In an interview with Politico, Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen said companies must demonstrate commitment to the EU’s energy, climate, and environmental goals if they want to build data centres on the continent. That means supporting […]

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Swiss startup Prem AI is raising $100M so hedge funds and law firms can own their AI instead of renting it

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Prem AI, a Swiss startup that helps hedge funds and law firms run AI models on their own infrastructure, is raising $100 million in a Series A at a valuation of at least $500 million. The company expects to close the round in the third quarter. CEO and founder Simone Giacomelli said the pitch is […]

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EU cybersecurity agency to meet Anthropic under a US export cloud

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The European Union’s cybersecurity agency was due to meet Anthropic on Thursday, the European Commission confirmed, a meeting arranged before Washington made it considerably more awkward. ENISA, the EU’s cybersecurity body, had been invited to talks with the AI company that were set in motion weeks earlier, well ahead of the US export directive now […]

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France breaks EDF’s grip on hydropower with law to auction 6 GW a year

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France’s Parliament adopted a bill on Tuesday that dismantles the monopoly Électricité de France has held over the country’s hydropower market for decades, according to Bloomberg. The law converts EDF’s hydropower concessions into permits and requires the state-owned utility to auction 6 gigawatts of capacity each year under the supervision of France’s energy regulator, CRE. EDF […]

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Meloni says banning kids from social media is not a solution on its own

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday that her government would not take the initiative to introduce a social media ban for teens, breaking from the approach taken by Britain and France. “I am not against a social media ban for under-16s, but I am not either convinced that this proposal alone can solve […]

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